Comic Title: Detective Comics #57
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: September 26, 1941 Copyright Date September 20, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Twenty-Four Hours to Live"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 2 HC (1991)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in All-Star Squadron Annual #3; next appearance in Batman #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in All-Star Squadron Annual #3; next appearance in Batman #8)
• Linda Page (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in Batman #9)

Villain(s)

• Jaspar Sneed (a dranged millionaire; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Richard Sneed (also called Barkis; Jaspar’s twin and butler; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several hired killers (Silky named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Biggs, Stanley, Lucille, and John Harvey (Jaspar’s sister, her son, Jaspar's niece, and Jaspar's business partner; no further appearances)
• Hosmer Clay (an undertaker and Jaspar’s cousin; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Millionaire, Jaspar Sneed, is poisoned and given twenty-four hours to live. Sneed goes insane and begins trying to kill his family members, believing them to have been responsible for the poison. Batman learns of the case and acts to prevent the deaths of the family. Sneed eventually figures out the real killer is his butler, Barkis. Batman arrives in time to prevent Sneed from killing Barkis, but Sneed dies from the poison. Barkis then reveals that he is Sneed’s twin brother in disguise. He was angry with Jaspar for mistreating a woman they both loved. Batman attempts to bring Richard Sneed to justice, but the man was poisoned himself and soon dies.